*This is a benefited, full time position generally working Monday-Friday from 8:30am-5:30pm. Located in La Jolla at the Shiley Pavilion in the Torrey Pines neighborhood. *

Why Scripps?

• Primary focus is patient care
• Experience the pride, support, & respect that has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s Top 100 Places to work
• Be surrounded by people committed to making a difference in the lives of their patients and their teammates
• Scholarship & tuition reimbursement opportunities available

Why Dermatology Mohs at the Shiley Pavilion?

This is a great department to build your skills and knowledge base.

What you'll do:

• Sterile technique
• Surgical tray set up
• Assisting with surgical procedures, biopsies, and excisions
• Log and collect lab specimens
• Suture removal.
• Front and back office duties
• Perform patient intakes
• Scribing for the dermatologist
• Assisting with diagnostic testing and phototherapy
• Clerical duties as needed
• Float to other sites within the specialty depending upon department needs

Additional Job Details:

The MA maintains a clean, organized, and safe environment, and organizes and performs patient care services that support the physician’s practice. This includes assisting in preparing patients for examination/procedures, assisting physicians with procedures, relaying instructions from the physician to the patient or authorized person, collecting patient data in person and by phone and documenting patient concerns, messages and care provided in the electronic medical record for the physician's review, administering medications specifically directed by the physician, performing vital sign documentation, scheduling of appointments and procedures, complete and accurate message taking, routing messages to the appropriate area for direction, order and referral entry, acquisition of pre-certifications and setting up of cases in EPIC plus basic registration and updating of demographics.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a formal Medical Assistant Program OR hold a Medical Assistant Certification OR have a minimum of two years of experience as a military corpsman
• BLS certification for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year MA experience in an outpatient setting
• Experience with the following: sterile technique, surgical tray set up; Epic experience; assisting with surgical procedures, biopsies, and excisions; log and collect lab specimens; suture removal.

Job: *Clinical Support

Organization: *Scripps Clinic

Title: Medical Assistant - Derm/Mohs - Shiley Pavilion

Location: Central San Diego County-LA JOLLA-SCRIPPS CLINIC INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

Requisition ID: 242004126